under certain acts Франции, Французская Полинезия has acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police и justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, и defense и foreign affairs; the duties of its president are fashioned после those of the French prime minister

by the end of 2007, the Regional Assistance Mission to the Соломоновы Острова (RAMSI) - originally made up of police и troops from Австралия, NZ, Фиджи, Папуа — Новая Гвинея, и Тонга - had been scaled back to 303 police officers, 197 civilian технический персонал advisers, и 72 military advisers from 15 countries across the region

although an interim government was created in 2004, other regional и local governing bodies continue to exist и control various regions of the country, including the self-declared Республика Somaliland in northwestern Сомали и the semi-autonomous State of Puntland in northeastern Сомали